Garment



M. RYDEN ET L GARMENT Filed Jan. 28, 1952 INVENTORS M. RYE E m BY%fl EZATTORNEYS.

Patented May 23, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MABS AND INEZ E.SCHROiDT, OF- IDS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; SAID SGHIROD'I.

ASSIGNOR TO SAID RYDEN.

GARMENT Application filed January 28, 1932. Serial No. 589,453.

This invention relates to an improved garment adapted to completelg andsnugly cover dom of movement. The garment is particularly adapted foruse as an undergarment for women, although it may also be used forbathing, dancing, etc., depending upon theing upon or chafing the personof the wearer. A further object is to roduce a pair oftype and characterof material employed.

Heretofore, pants, shorts or trunks have been made but such priorgarments were either so loose as to cause wrinkles and bulges when wornunder close-fitting gowns, or they would crawl and shift on the body ofthe wearer. Furthermore, the garments of this character made heretoforeincompletely covered the gluteus maximus muscles or uncovered saidmuscles when the wearer rapidly changed her position, thereby pinchingsaid muscles and causing unsightly bulging and discomfort. Furthermore,the garments of the prior art have not been constructed in such manneras to completely cover the pubic regions at all times.

We have discovered that by employing a novel arrangement of elements andby form-' ing the elements in a particular relation to each other, agarment is produced which is free of all the prior disadvantages andinstead has the property of completely covering the hips and pubicregion even when the wearer is performing acrobratic stunts or otherwisevigorously exercising without simultaneously restricting the movementsor causing discomfort to the wearer. One of the distinguishingcharacteristics of the garment of this invention is that it completelycovers and restrains the gluteus maximus muscles and extends downwardlyso as to cover the upper portions of the muscles biceps flexor cruris,tensor fasciae femoris and rectus cruris. A garment made in accordancewith our invention fits the body of the wearer very snugly withoutbinding or chafing and does not shift or crawl during strenuousexercise.

By extending down to the muscles statedhereinabove, the garment of thisinvention permits a woman to wear a very close-fitting gown without theformation of .wrinkles or bulges; when thegarment of our invention isworn as a pair of dancing or bathing trunks, the pubic regionsremain'thoroughly covered without in any way restricting the movementsof the wearer.

An object of this invention is to disclose and provide a garment whichis designed and formed so as to fit the person closely withoutrestricting free movement and without shift- Another object is toprovide means whereby shadowing will not be obvious.

A further object is to produce pants which will be comfortable to thewearer, and one which will not crawl between the limbs.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Fig. 1 is a front view of our pants as the same would appear in use,

Fig.- 2 is a three-quarter side view as th same would appear in .use, a

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same in use,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of our garment, looking at the frontthereof,

Fig. 5 is a similar view looking at the rear thereof,

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which our garment is formed, and

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a re-inforcing portion of the garment. I

The drawing illustrates a garment for use particularly by dancers andacrobats, which garment is in the form of pants, which will givecomplete protection to the wearer, yet at the same time affordingfreedom of movement especially of the rectus femoris muscle, or that onemost use by all dancers in high kicks. These pants may be cut frommaterial and on the bias of the material, which allows the garment to besnugly fitted and body in taking quick changes. The double portion inthe front afi'ords longer wear and prevents any shadows. The garment maybe closed in the center of the back which closing brings the hooks oreyes to such a position that they sink into the natural body crevicebetween the buttocks. The waistline and leg openings are preferablybound with tape and elastic may be run through this tape, if necessary.

It is a well known fact that some of the evening gowns are so closefitting that it is impossible to wear any kind of a garment unmargin 7forms the back of the waist portion.

This margin 7 is interrupted by darts 8 and 9, which darts permit theforming of the garment to the body. The back margin is also slit asshown at 11 so that the garment may be drawn on over the hips andafterwards secured by any convenient fastening means, as for instance,as shown at 12 in Fig. 5. A protecting strip13 protects these fasteningmeans from coming into contact with the body. The front portion 4 isprovided with outwardly flaring side margins 14 and 17 whereas the rearportion 5 is provided with outwardly flaring side margins 16 and 18directed toward the front portion 4. The margins 14: and 16 are stitchedtogether so as to form one side seam of the garment and the margins 17and 18 are stitched together so as to form the other side seam of thegarment. The openings or bays 19 and 21 will form the leg openings A andB (see Fig. 4:). These leg openings or bays substantially separate thefront and rear portions 4 and 5 respectively of the garment, the innerportions of the legs bays 19 and 21 being sep arated by a crotch portion23. The leg bays 19 and 21 extend from the side margins 17 and 18 and 14and 16 respectivel upwardly toward the waist margin 6 o the frontportion 4. It is to be noted that the distance between opposing terminiof side margins a each leg bay is less than the length of the sidemargins In other words, the distance between the points 24 and 25 isless than the length of the margins 14, 16, 17 or 18. This particulararrangement insures the product tlon of a garment which will completelycover the hips of the wearer and extend downwardly at the sides and rearso as to entirely cover mamas the gluteus maximus muscle withoutimpairing freedom of movement. A diamond or shield-shaped piece 22provided with enlarged and pointed end portions 26 and 27 is stitched tothe crotch portion 23, the pointed and enlarged heads 26 and 27extending into the front and rear portions 4 and 5 of the garment. Thispiece 22 insures a thorough covering of the pubic region and of therectal cavity so as to prevent shadows and impart smoother lines.

If desired the garment may be made entirely of jersey material or ofmaterial of an elastic nature of suflicient give so that the garment maybe readily slipped on or off without unhooking a belt, thus eliminatingthe hook and eye arrangement. When elastic materials of this nature areemployed, it ibs not necessary to cut the material on the ias.

It will thus be seen that we have provided a garment which is cut from asingle piece of material and cut upon a bias and one which when stitchedtogether will form a garment which will have all the advantages aboveset forth.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a'preferred example of the same and thatvarious changes relative to the material, size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, we claim 1. In a garment, a blankof material, said blank having a front margin and a back margin and sidemargins, said side margins being interrupted by openings extendingdiagonally thereinto toward said front margin in such a manner that whensaid side margins are folded upon themselves and stitched said openingswill form leg holes, and a shadowproofing piece attached to said blankand extending between said openings.

2. A garment capable of closely fitting the body from the waist and overthe hips to the upper portion of the thighs, comprising: a front portionprovided with a relatively narrow waist margin, outwardly flaring sidemargins and inwardly directed leg margins inclined toward said waistmargin from said side margins; and a rear portion provided with arelatively narrow waist margin, outwardly flaring side margins adaptedto be connected to the side margins of the front portion, and inwardlydirected leg margins inclined away from the waist margin of said rearportion, said front and rear portions being connected together by acrotch portion.

3. A garment capable of closely fitting the body from the waist and overthe hips to the upper portion of the thighs, comprising: a

front portion provided with a relatively nar row waist margin, outwardlyflaring side margins and inwardly directed leg margins inclined towardsaid waist margin from said side margins; a rear portion provided with arelatively narrow" waist margin, outwardly flaring side margins adaptedto be connected to the side margins of the front portion, and inwardlydirectedleg margins inclined away from the waist margin of said rearportion, said front and rear portions being connected together by acrotch portion, and a shieldshaped member provided with an enlargedupwardly pointed head extending into the front portion of the garmentand adapted to cover the pubic region and an enlarged upwardly pointedhead extending into the rear portion of the garment carried by saidcrotch portion.

4. A garment capable of closely fitting the body from the waist and overthe hips to the upper portion of the thighs, which in extended formcomprisesza front portion provided with a waist margin and outwardlyflaring side margins; a rear portion provided with a waist margin andoutwardly flaring side margins directed toward the front porsaid frontand rear portions and extending from the side margins upwardly towardthe waist margin of said front portion, the distance between opposingtermini of side margins at each leg bay being less than the length ofsaid side margins.

5. A garment capable of closely fitting the body and upper portion ofthe thighs, comprising: a front portion provided with a relativelynarrow waist section, outwardly flaring side margins, and inwardlydirected leg margins inclined toward said waist section from said sidemargins; a rear portion provided with a relatively narrow waist section,outwardly flaring side margins adapted to be connected to the sidemargins of the front portion, and inwardly directed leg margins inclinedaway from the waist section of said rear portion; a crotch portionconnecting said front and rear portions, and a shieldin member providedwith an enlarged hea extending into the front portion of the garment andadapted to cover the pubic region and an enlarged head extending intothe rear portion of the garment carried by said crotch portion.

6. A garment capable of closely fitting the body including a front and arear portion, sald front and rear portions being separated by a unitarycrotch portion connected to the front and rear portions, said unitarycrotch portion being provided with an enlarged head extending into thefront portion of the garment and adapted to cover the pubic region,

an enlarged head extending into the rear portion of the garment, and anarrow portion by a crotch portion whereby leg bays are formed byopposing leg margins of front natures. tion; and leg bays separated fromeach other by a crotch portion, substantlally separating between saidheads and integral therewith, said narrow crotch portion being free fromseams, said garment formed with leg openings extending diagonally towardthe front portion and terminating in the crotch portion. 7. A garmentcapable of closely fitting over the hips'and upper portion of the thighsof the wearer, comprising a front portion provided with a relativelynarrow waist section, outwardl flaring side margins, and inwardly 7directed eg margins inclined toward said waist section from said sidemargins; and a rear portion provided with a relatively narrow waistsection, outwardly flaring side margins adapted to be connected to theside margins of the front portion, and inwardly directed leg marginsinclined away from the waist section of said rear portion, said frontand rear portions being connected together and rear portionssubstantially separating said front and rear portions and extending fromthe side margins upwardly toward the waist section of said frontportion.

1 In testimony whereof we afiix our sig- MABS RYDEN. INEZ E. SCHRODT.

